Authors: Holly Copella
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“Insanely Deadly”
When the dead return to life, it’s up to an
admiral’s daughter and a mildly insane, former war hero to save their small
town.
Jetta Cross, a Navy Admiral’s daughter, is tasked
with keeping her father’s comrade, a former war hero turned town crazy,
grounded in the real world. Capt. John Hunter is still fighting the war in his
head, where imaginary dead people are part of his world. When a viral outbreak
brings about a zombie uprising, Hunter is left to his own devices. He must
resume his role as a one-man commando unit in order to destroy the ravenous
undead. With Hunter still fighting his own inner demons as well as the undead,
the townspeople fear their zombie neighbors may not be the only threat.
Stranded at the island’s luxurious resort with a handful of workers, Jetta is
forced to live up to her father’s reputation and take charge of the
deteriorating situation at the hotel. She must wage her own war against the
infected before the government declares her hometown a total loss.
“Deadly Institution”
A town recluse suspected of killing his wife teams
up with a young woman in order to stop a killer.
After being accused of murdering his wife, Konrad
Asher turns his back on the town that once adored him. Ten years later, he
still holds his grudge and the title of the most feared man in town. With the
reopening of the burned mental institution, where his wife had died, former
employees are now murdered one-by-one, throwing suspicion back on Asher. A
young local reporter, Jacey, is forced to reveal her long-time friendship with
the infamous recluse in order to clear his name not only in the recent murders
but to exonerate him in the death of his wife as well. Will Jacey’s relationship
with Asher invite the killer closer to her? Or is the killer already in her
life?
“Death Displacement”
A grief-stricken man travels back in time to seek
revenge on the woman who murdered his girlfriend but inadvertently falls in
love with her.
Kane is about to marry the woman he
loves. His life is perfect. A few weeks before the wedding, a vindictive
woman from his girlfriend’s past mysteriously arrives and kills
her. He learns of a traumatic accident that happened five years earlier,
which triggers Riley’s hatred for his girlfriend. Distraught over his
girlfriend’s death, Kane uses an antique time machine to travel into the past
in order to find and destroy the woman responsible. When he runs into Riley’s
younger self, he realizes she’s not the monster she later becomes, and he can’t
bring himself to destroy her. With a little help from his oddball
friend from the past, they formulate a plan to prevent the accident that sends
Riley down her destructive path. Kane’s plan backfires when he falls for the
younger Riley. His new tortured existence is further complicated when future
Riley, his girlfriend’s killer, shows up with her own devious agenda that
doesn’t include him. Will he be able to stop the time ripple, which ultimately
ends with his girlfriend’s death? Or will future Riley take him out of the
timeline forever--
“The Battle for Andrea Maria”
A cruise ship attack turns six survivors into
overnight celebrities after they take credit for the heroic act of a stowaway
who died saving them.
The cruise is just what Jess needed--a bit of
harmless fun far from her daily grind. But what begins as a relaxing vacation
turns into a desperate fight for her life when terrorists take over the ship
and start piling up bodies. Teaming up with a mysterious stowaway, Jess
attempts to send out a distress call but knows they cannot wait for help to
come. If she or the few remaining passengers have any hope for survival, Jess
must act now. The papers dub it “The Battle for
Andrea Maria
,” but to
Jess it is the moment she fought side-by-side with her enigmatic Romeo, saving
the ship--and losing him. She thinks the story ends there, but really, the
nightmare is just beginning…
“Screenplays: The Island
Collection”
“Jungle Princess”, “A.L.F.
Resort”, “Brighton Island”
Discover
how romance and fun in the sun can be downright
chilling
!
“Jungle Princess”
is a romantic/thriller
that leaves a teenage girl stranded on an island with two male shipmates and a
creature of “unknown” origin. She soon discovers the island is home to an
abandoned prison with several prisoners roaming free. What really killed over
one hundred prisoners? And is it still out there--?
“A.L.F. Resort”
is a romantic/thriller set
on an island resort with Artificial Life Forms as the main draw. At this
resort, all your fantasies come true…until a malfunction removes safety
inhibitors on the A.L.F.’s. Zombies, biker gangs, and mobsters run amuck,
turning fantasies into nightmares. A young reporter gets more of a story than
she anticipates, but will she survive long enough to write the story?
“Brighton Island”
is a romantic/thriller set
on a private island. When the owner’s niece brings her psychic friend to the
mansion, his presence awakens the spirits’ tortured souls. As the psychic
attempts to solve the old murders, the niece is confronted with the possibility
that she’s next to join the mansion ghosts. Stranded on the island with a
crazed killer, he uncle wages his own war to save them. Will his “shock and
awe” tactics actually save them or get them killed?
“
Reaper of Souls” A fantasy
short story
A young woman must outwit an evil sorcerer in order
to save her brother or become one of his minions forever.
Unwilling to believe her brother is dead, Reggie
discovers an underhanded deal made with Kahn, a less than ethical sorcerer, who
collects humans to serve as slaves in his kingdom. In order to rescue her
brother from his horrible fate, she must complete his failed task or be forced
to serve Kahn forever. After being transported to his world, Reggie realizes
that even if she beats Kahn at his own game, she’s at his mercy for him to
uphold his end of the deal. All seems lost until Kahn’s discontented,
self-serving brother, Helsing, arrives. Can Reggie convince Helsing to help
her? And at what cost?
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Holly Copella has been writing since the
age of twelve when her frustration at a book
’
s
poor plot drove her to author her own story. Over the last decade, she
’
s written a number of screenplays, some of
which she
’
s now adapting into novels. Her
fascination with zombies and other darker material lends an edge to her
writing, which tends to lean toward horror. As a fan of Agatha Christie, she
appreciates the craft of a good plot and the importance of creating significant
characters.
Hailing from Pennsylvania, Copella lives
in the Endless Mountains on a farm with her rescue horses and other animals. In
addition to writing and reading fiction, she enjoys riding horses and traveling
to Las Vegas and Disney World.